I don't think this is clickbait; I think any normal user would think that closing the lid puts the laptop into a state where putting it in a bag is entirely safe to do.

Microsoft seems to have decided to entirely break this expectation such that closing the lid of a laptop puts it into this weird not-really-suspended state, such that putting it in a confined space could cause it to overheat. It's... pretty user-unfriendly and IMO stupid.

Exactly. I would personally consider damage caused by an unreliable suspend mode (whether an issue of software or hardware) to be an example of manufacturer defect.

The problem is that Windows defect breaks laptops not under warranty by Microsoft. Getting refund would be tricky, and voiding Dell warranty in such case seems justified.

You could argue this for pretty much anything? Your mac screen failure is LG's fault, not Apple's. Your Asus GPU's failure is Nvidia's fault, not Asus's. Your internet outage is Cisco's fault, not your ISP's.

Ultimately the company selling to the end user has to stand over the package they're selling.

The problem is that windows is bundled, so they are definitely responsible for putting defective software on their defective laptop. Putting suspended laptop in a backpack cannot void warranty. This is like from another universe or what.

> I think any normal user would think that closing the lid puts the laptop into a state where putting it in a bag is entirely safe to do.

Closing the lid does not necessarily turn the laptop off at all (by design). I think most people have had that experience. In fact the lid may be closed with the laptop fully on.

In any case, they make is explicit and clear exactly to avoid any such assumption.

The title is obviously clickbait because of course you can put your Dell laptop in a bag and of course that does not void the warranty.

Most people I know are not techincal and think that closing the lapton shuts it down, or something equivalent and I don't think any of them knows anything about Modern Standby. But I agree title could have been more clear if it included a reference to stand by.

No it's not clickbait.

Weird that you're angrier about a headline than a warranty being voided by putting a laptop in a bag.

So, why does the lid close then?

Or in other words, from the perspective of the hardware, what is about to happen once somebody closes the lid?

Absolutely fair, from Dell's POV.

The fault lies with Microsoft, mismanaging the user expectations about shutting down the computer.

The computer should absolutely not wake up from sleep to do things, if the result could be that it overheats. It's like saying people shouldn't pocket their smartphones.